New Zealand-Sheep ear tags.

NEW ZEALAND.

FARMERS AND NEW EAR TAGS.

While Australia have moved on and decided that the new ear tags for sheep, are just something that one has to accept in farming.

Their counterparts in New Zealand are still debating he merits of the system, perhaps taking comfort from the fact, that the farmers unions in the United Kingdom, are also spitting out their dummies in regard to the additional work required..

Silver Fern Farms, the countries leading mat exporter have come out in support of he new tags.

However the Federated Farmers, are not happy with the new requirements.

The government of New Zealand, is investing NZ$23 million into the project of new electronic ear tags, that comply with all the requirements of the European Union and one can assume in the future, all major lamb importing countries.